WEEK 4

What a disaster that was! This team will never contend as long as Jerry Jones keeps himself as GM and Tony Romo is the quarterback. Oh, and Jason Garrett needs to go, too.

There's nothing true about the Cowboys today that wasn't true before the season. They're not built to make this season's playoffs, the roster still needs work and it's not time to fire anybody. Everybody has bad games.

I am so sick of losing to the Eagles! Now we're 0-2 in the division and fighting from behind. Why does this team always have to make everything so difficult?

No team handles adversity better than the Giants, and they have time to overcome that 0-2. A bigger concern is if injuries to key players continue to mount and linger.

First place, baby! Who cares if the three wins are by a combined four points and we've been outscored by 17? There are no style points in the NFL.

This is all actually true, and the Eagles did not turn the ball over one time Sunday night. If Michael Vick is going to stay healthy and keep improving, the Eagles are lethal.

Lost in the Vikings' 3-1 start has been a really aggressive defense and a special teams that must be considered among the most impactful in the league. If it were up to the offense alone, the Vikings would not be 3-1.

The Denver Broncos are ready to make a big push after a complete win against Oakland. Peyton Manning looked comfortable and Denver dominated on both sides of the ball.

The Broncos are clearly making strides as a team, but let's see how they navigate back-to-back road games at New England and San Diego before proclaiming Denver a serious contender. I need to see them beat some good teams.

Matt Cassel cannot lead the Chiefs. His three-interception performance against the Chargers is proof he needs to be removed as the Chiefs' starting quarterback.

Not so fast. Yes, Cassel may be on track for being replaced after the season, but who is a better option? Brady Quinn? Ricky Stanzi? Until a quarterback arrives who is truly better equipped to lead Kansas City, Cassel should start.

The Oakland defense is awful. It can't stop the run or the pass, and there's nothing positive to take from a 37-6 loss at Denver.

Things are not good on a defense some veterans recently boasted could be a top-five unit. But give this unit time to heal from injuries and for Dennis Allen's system to set in. This unit may never be great in 2012, but it's not a lost cause.

Ryan Mathews cannot be trusted. The Chargers showed that by not starting him at Kansas City because of a key fumble in Week 3

The Chargers believe in Mathews, but they want him to be held accountable. He responded to his benching by gaining some tough yards late in the game. Mathews remains a work in progress and the Chargers will push buttons when necessary.

Passing the ball is the way to beat the Ravens. But it's as much the fault of the pass rush as the secondary. With no Terrell Suggs, Baltimore has given quarterbacks too much time to throw downfield.

The Bengals aren't among the best teams in the league, even though they have a 3-1 record. None of their wins -- Browns, Redskins and Jaguars -- has been impressive. Cincinnati is going to get a reality check when it faces a playoff team again.

That's going a little too much to the extreme. Yes, the Bengals haven't had a signature win this season. But Cincinnati can only beat the teams that are on the schedule, and the Bengals are beating up on teams not in the upper echelon of the NFL.

The only other winless team is the New Orleans Saints, who don't even have their head coach. The Browns need to get rid of their head coach, Pat Shurmur. This team is going nowhere fast.

The Browns have been more competitive this season, even if their record doesn't show it. Getting rid of Shurmur right now serves no purpose. Shurmur isn't the one dropping critical passes.

The bye week came at the perfect time. The Steelers will look like the team that everyone expected when they get back safety Troy Polamalu and running back Rashard Mendenhall on Sunday.

There's no question that the return of these two veterans will help Pittsburgh get out of its early-season rut. The key is getting back Polamalu. The Steelers' defense is in desperate need of a playmaker.

Should Houston use the same parade route they used for the Rockets back when they won it all? How many diamonds should Bob McNair put in the Super Bowl rings? J.J. Watt shouldn't be just defensive MVP, he should be MVP. He shouldn't just be MVP of the NFL, he should be MVP of America.

Settle down just a little. Things are great. But the tougher competition is still to come. It's a long season and they need to be playing their best at the end, not at the beginning. So be excited, just not overly excited.

Chuck Pagano was a one of the primary reasons to have hope about this season, and now he's in the hospital fighting leukemia. It's going to be hard for his guys to focus. Green Bay was going to shred our secondary no matter what.

Pagano would want them to focus on football and the Packers, and they've said the best way to show him their support out of the gate is to pull an upset and deliver him a game ball. Win or not, the Colts won't fall into self-pity. They'll rally for their ill coach and his stand-in, Bruce Arians.

This team hasn't fixed a thing. Any progress is so tiny that it's ridiculous. Gene Smith started off as a foundation builder and talked all about strong lines. And the offensive line just gave up six sacks while the defensive line barely touched Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton. We were patient for a long time. That's over.

You know, it's hard to punch holes in that or offer some reassurance that offsets the overreaction. It's not really overreacting at this point. There are deep-seeded roster issues that coaching can't fix.

This team is pitiful, heads need to roll and plans need to be made for a top-5 draft pick. The Titans lack fire, lack leadership, lack playmakers. They played better defense and got Chris Johnson going and still got absolutely destroyed in Houston.

The first four were always going to be rough because of the level of the competition. A road trip to Minnesota will tell the Titans a lot more about where they stand. You want to see a bad team making progress, and the defense and run game did just that.

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